File	Date	Author	Commit
build-support	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
doc	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
examples	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
pcbuild	2011-07-28	unknown	[6da7fd] Fix for Python 2.7 compatibility, and removed w...
site	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
src	2011-07-28	unknown	[6da7fd] Fix for Python 2.7 compatibility, and removed w...
test	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
.gitignore	2011-07-28	unknown	[6da7fd] Fix for Python 2.7 compatibility, and removed w...
.project	2010-06-14	Steve Menard	[f749c3] adding pydev project files
.pydevproject	2010-06-14	Steve Menard	[f749c3] adding pydev project files
LICENSE-2.0.txt	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
MANIFEST	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
MANIFEST.in	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
README-LINUX.TXT	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
README.TXT	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
RELEASE-NOTES.txt	2011-07-28	unknown	[eb34ed] official 0.5.4.2 build
build.xml	2010-06-14	steve	[e22ba9] initial import from CVS
setup.py	2011-07-28	unknown	[eb34ed] official 0.5.4.2 build

Read Me

What is JPype :
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JPype is an effort to allow python programs full access to java class libraries. This is achieved 
not through re-implementing Python, as Jython/JPython has done, but rather through interfacing at 
the native level in both Virtual Machines.

Eventually, it should be possible to replace Java with python in many, though not all, situations. 
JSP, Servlets, RMI servers and IDE plugins are good candidates.

Once this integration is achieved, a second phase will be started to separate the Java logic from 
the Python logic, eventually allowing the bridging technology to be used in other environments, 
I.E. Ruby, Perl, COM, etc ...

		
Known Bugs/Limitations :
	* Java classes outside of a package (in the <default>) cannot be imported.
	* unable to access a field or method if it conflicts with a python keyword.
	* Because of lack of JVM support, you cannot shutdown the JVM and then restart it.
	* Some methods rely on the "current" class/caller. Since calls coming directly from 
	  python code do not have a current class, these methods do not work. The User Manual 
	  lists all the known methods like that.